Lumbee Family Continues Food Preservation Tradition

Many people associate Lumbee Homecoming with some of the best food, fellowship and of course the warmer weather. One Scotland County Farm Family combined all three of these this week as they carry on a time honored tradition of canning sweet corn for the winter months. What is extra special about Linda and Ander Clark is that even though they preserve corn for their families, they also plant the crop just to share with their community. With their whole family together, these kinds of days are not just about the food, but also a cultural bond between generations.

[@mnbvcxz109ify]

I'm not native, but Pennsylvania Dutch. My family would do this every year as well. I'm 30 now, but I remember sitting there as a kid shucking over a hundred dozen of corn.

[@rhainaweissehexe3899]

I am German American. I always blanche about 3 dozen ears of corn but leave it on the cob. Its S. Delaware farm corn, soooo sweet.

[@rebeccabeck8875]

My grandparents passed away almost 20 years ago and I miss these traditions so much. As a child, I complained and took for granted putting up beans and shucking corn. Thank you for these videos. I enjoy watching other people in our greater Lumbee family doing this on RUclips to share our culture with others.

[@johntraciknight5782]

Oh I love seeing my family/my people creating wonderful memories. This melts my heart, I miss grandma-Lillian and my chief Daddy-Harold everyday, their lumbee traditions will live on forever thru me and my childrens -children. Love eating with my family makes it that much more special outliving our LUMBEE traditions. ♥️💛🤍🖤

[@amunra7479]

I love that soup , butter beans and okra . Yes Lord!!!

[@xepheru3067]

I'm half Lumbee. My mom's mom had us shucking corn and cleaning beans. Her name was Thelma Odella Robeson and my mom is Tonia Hayes. Our side of the family got moved out to California.

[@StayingReal46]

My name is Diana Locklear I have been trying to find out more about my Lumbee roots. Being a very proud Native American woman everything I learn I teach my children. I came across this video and I want to thank you for the opportunity to learn from you.

[@charmurff7422]

This reminds me of my grandmother. Lol

[@ladaunyag.4486]

That is some GOOD eatin!! A labor of love!! 💗!

[@glenasman5214]

Reminds me of my Iowa family. We used to dry out the cobs and use them in the outhouse as we use toilet paper today. And sometimes the cobs would be mixed with hog feed too. The husks would get thrown back into the field and plowed back under to add nutrients back to the soil.

[@indym375]

Yes Chuck the corn memories

[@aimee-lynndonovan6077]

Hey I did this in the Garden State, with my Grandma Dora and my mother, her daughter in law, Jeannine, back in the day! Mrs Clark could be an “aunt”. Lol. Sure I’m not related to Lumbee? My family’s from Virginia, Prince Edward County mainly. Don’t know if Lumbee are there but we are bi and tri racial. Good to see people that look like me.

[@thagoldengoddesss5454]

I am part lumbee

[@luisherreraramos3292]

Que rico cocinan sus elotes saludos

[@amberaddison9840]

I just recently found out I’m part lumbee .

[@johntraciknight5782]

You are beautiful , nice to meet you MY LUMBEE FAMILY
❤️💛🤍🖤 LUMBEE PRIDE

[@grayman735]

@@johntraciknight5782 So what would be the next step for an individual when they find out they are part Lumbee? I just found out from my relatives in Raleigh North Carolina. 😕 the only reason I found out was because my 14 year old son had to write a research paper in his social studies class. My mother's side was Lumbee/African-American. The Lumbee Native American tribes are not discussed in California just kumbayaa and
Navajo.😔

[@rainbowunicornprincessandt7796]

@@grayman735 . I'm related to the Lumbee and Waccamaw via my Cooper, Clark/Brooks line. They were FPOC the migrated from SC/NC boarder to western NC. They didn't travel too far.

[@grayman735]

@@rainbowunicornprincessandt7796 🙄 I am glad you have found your roots. 😏 I need to go back to N.C.

[@cindergraham3978]

We have been doing this 60 years, corn bought in the can is not this good. I also can several other foods in jars.

[@strangecoasteroutdoors799]

Aww yes the traditional Native American technique of using a freezer

[@DevaughnRodway]

mixxin with all those white ppl you look some much different than 1800s

[@ckdanekfan3397]

What is the dialect this lady uses? I have never heard it before

[@Beetlejuice-wv3iy]

Lumbee

[@geraldlocklear4373]

This is my mother in law. It is the Lumbee dialect of Eastern NC